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Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:49 PM Local Time
John Racener has the button in Seat 7.
Jonathan Duhamel opens with a raise to 2.3 million, and Racener calls to see a flop.
It comes , and Duhamel leads out with a bet of 3.275 million to win the pot.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:46 PM Local Time
Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 5.
Jonathan Duhamel raises to 2.3 million from the cutoff seat. Mizachi reraises to 7.5 million from the button and both blinds fold, moving action back to Duhamel. He also folds and Mizrachi wins the pot.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:45 PM Local Time
Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 4.
Joseph Cheong opens to 2 million and is called by Duhamel. Michael Mizrachi then moves all in from the small blind for approximately 35 million. Everyone quickly folds.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:43 PM Local Time
Joseph Cheong has the button in Seat 2.
John Racener raises to 2.5 million, and he gets no takers.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:42 PM Local Time
Filippo Candio has the button in Seat 8.
Joseph Cheong and Jonathan Duhamel see a flop for the minimum in the blinds. The flop comes down and Cheong checks. Duhamel bets 2.2 million and wins the pot.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:40 PM Local Time
John Racener has the button in Seat 7.
Joseph Cheong gets a walk in the big blind.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:38 PM Local Time
Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 5.
Joseph Cheong raises to 2 million and wins the pot.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:36 PM Local Time
Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 4.
Joseph Cheong raises to two million. Duhamel reraises to 5.2 million. Action folds back to Cheong and he four-bets to 13 million. Duhamel folds and Cheong scoops the pot.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:34 PM Local Time
Joseph Cheong has the button in Seat 2.
John Racener makes it 2.3 million from first position. Action folds to Michael Mizrachi in the big blind, who calls the raise.
The flop is . After a check from Mizrachi, Racener continues for 2.8 million. Mizrachi calls to a turn, then checks once again. Racener, still smacking that gum, makes a slow check.
The river pairs the board, . Mizrachi fires a bet of 5 million into the pot, a bit less than half the pot. It's a bet that puts Racener into the tank. He smacks his gum and riffles some chips with his right hand for about a minute and a half before folding.
Those chips don't get Mizrachi all the way back to where he was, but they're a start.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:29 PM Local Time
Filippo Candio has the button in Seat 8.
Under the gun, Michael Mizrachi open-shoves all in. It works (or fails, depending on his intentions), and the table folds to concede their blinds and antes.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:28 PM Local Time
John Racener has the button in Seat 7.
Michael Mizrachi raises to 2.5 million in the cutoff seat. Joseph Cheong reraises all in from the big blind. Mizrachi takes a few moments and then folds.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:26 PM Local Time
Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 5.
Joseph Cheong is under the gun and opens for a minimum raise to 2 million. Small blind John Racener is the only caller.
Both players check a flop o . The turn brings another check from Racener and a bet of 2.5 million from Cheong. Racener calls.
The river gives the board a touch of connectivity. Racener cuts some chips out of his stack and pushes them into the middle of the table. It's a bet of 6 million. Cheong folds.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:23 PM Local Time
Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 4.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:20 PM Local Time
Joseph Cheong has the button in Seat 2.
Jonathan Duhamel raises to 2.5 million from the small blind. Michael Mizrachi makes a reraise from the big blind for all of his chips. Duhamel makes the call for his last 27.25 million total.
Mizrachi:
Duhamel:
Everyone jumps to their feet as the flop comes down . Mizrachi's fan section is dead silent while Duhamel's roars. Duhamel is the player at risk.
The turn brings the and Duhamel's fans erupt as if he has already won, but Mizrachi can still hit a three.
The river completes the board with the and the Montreal Canadian jerseys enthrall Duhamel as he doubles up.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:12 PM Local Time
Filippo Candio has the button in Seat 8.
John Racener opens to 2.2 million. Action folds around to Jonathan Duhamel in the big blind. He re-raises all in, bringing Duhamel's rail (directly in front of our desk) to their feet.
It will take all of Racener's chips to call. After a minute, he does indeed call!
Showdown
Racener:
Duhamel:
Racener was relucant to put his chips in the middle and can't be happy to see Duhamel's Big Slick. But the flop turns everything around. It pairs Racener's kicker and now he is the dominating favorite over Duhamel.
The turn is more paint, the . It gives Duhamel a few additional outs to come from behind and knock Racener out of the tournament.
There is a long pause before the river. With Racener leaning over the table, tense with anticipation, the dealer burns and turns a harmless . For the second time in 11 hands, John Racener doubles up. His 16,950,000 becomes more than 34 million after Duhamel pays him off. Duhamel is down to about 26 million.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:06 PM Local Time
John Racener has the button in Seat 7.
Under the gun, Jonathan Duhamel raises to 2.3 million, and Racener wants to play for more. He's getting a bit active in the last couple orbits, and he decides to three-bet to 6.2 million here. Joseph Cheong is in this pot too, though, and he "says let's play for a little more," as TD Jack Effel says. It's possible he noticed the same thing we did about Racener's increased activity level. It's 12.5 million total from the hooded pro, and that's enough to scare away Duhamel, but the cold four-bet sends Racener deep into the think tank. After a couple minutes, he kicks his cards back to the muck.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:02 PM Local Time
Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 5.
Joseph Cheong raises to two million. John Racener reraises all in from the small blind and wins the pot.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10:00 PM Local Time
Jonathan Duhamel has the button in Seat 4.
Duhamel opens from the button for 2.2 million. John Racener is in the big blind and calls to a flop of . Both players check. The falls on the turn and again Racener checks. This time Duhamel slides a bet of 2.45 million into the pot. Racener quickly chucks his cards into the muck.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:58 PM Local Time
Joseph Cheong has the button in Seat 2.
Michael Mizrachi gets a walk in the big blind, and he lifts his two kings off the felt and shows them to his friends behind him on the stage.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 9:57 PM Local Time
Filippo Candio has the button in Seat 8.
Jonathan Duhamel gets a walk.